Mandala Whole Health Services Winter Spring Classes 2009

Meditation teaches people to calm the body and mind by training the attention to stay focused and present. Meditation practices are found in most spiritual traditions – their benefits are now being enjoyed by many – both within those traditions and by those who wish to add meditation to their own personal practice.

This hour long class discusses and demonstrates the basics of meditation through body awareness, focus on the breath, and attention training with the goal of helping participants to experience “present-moment awareness.”

The class consists of a short instructional period, progressive relaxation, a short, guided meditation and period of silent sitting. This class provides the opportunity to directly experience relaxation and ease while learning useful techniques and strategies to increase resilience and awareness.

Course Fee: $ 80 per four week segment

Tarot, Numerology Astrology, Dreams - life is continuously speaking to us in its own symbolic language. In this two day workshop (on two consecutive Saturdays) we will explore these ancient divinatory systems and learn the basics of interpretation, for a fascinating journey into mythic territory.

Dates: Tarot and Numerology - Saturday January 9th, Dreams and Past Life Archetypes Saturday January 16th. Both days 10:00 - 2:00

Course Fee: $ 95 per person - includes both sessions ($ 25 Deposit due by Dec. 31)

Are you looking for clarity and understanding? Learn to use formal inquiry as a method for investigating what is true for you. Several different methods will be presented with plenty of time for practice both individually and in small group format.

Dates: Monthly - Saturdays - January 23rd, February 13th, March 20th, April 17th, May 22nd.

Course Fee: $ 30 per session

Qi Gong + Meditation = Mindfulness for Men

A program for those who are seeking a new paradigm for their own way of being in the world – a way of ease, mindfulness, and integration. Whether experienced or just beginning, this weekly 1.5 hour program runs for 8 weeks and consists of a 30 minute Qi Gong class, 30 minutes of guided and mindfulness meditation and 30 minutes of mindful awareness training.

This 8 week format aims to introduce participants to basic principles of Mindfulness training through increasing body awareness (Qi Gong), increasing mental awareness (secular, breath-focused meditation) and increasing understanding of personal stress response styles and how Mindfulness-based tools can be used to reduce stress as it is happening. The course introduces methods for identifying and handling the mental patterns which give rise to stress. Emerging brain research regarding mindfulness meditation and brain plasticity is also touched upon

Details and Registration at: Spiritual Directions or call Ariel at 403-383-3400

Meditation + Yoga = Mindfulness for Self Care

What does the session look like? Each 1.5 hour session consists of a 40 minute session of gentle Yoga, a 30 minute period of mindfulness training and discussion and a 20 minute guided meditation period. This class runs 6 consecutive weeks, is designed to move participants from “knowing about” to “practicing” to “embodying” Mindfulness.

What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is a cultivated way of being which, with practice, trains people to relax and stay aware in the present moment so that they build resilience to stress and distress. Through increasing body awareness, focus on the breath, and attention training, these simple techniques are making their way into boardrooms, classrooms and health care settings because they are effective and easy to learn.

Reiki Training

Reiki I & II Class

Reiki is a contemporary technique based on the ancient practice of the laying on of hands for the purpose of healing. Reiki is passed from teacher to student and can be learned by anyone with the desire. It does not require years of practice, meditation, or a specific spiritual belief system. A powerful and gentle technique, Reiki has many applications, such as decreasing recovery time, reducing pain, stress, emotional and physical trauma, and supporting positive, physical, emotional and energetic health. You are invited to learn this wonderful skill. Both information and the opportunity for hands on learning will be provided.

Course Fee: $ 350

Advanced Reiki Training and

Reiki Master Certificate Program

Advanced Reiki Training and the Master Attunement will prepare the Reiki practitioner to master more complex skills of energy healing, to perform attunements and to teach. Certified Reiki Masters may register with professional associations. Some of the areas we will explore in this class will include; Reiki Moving Meditation, The Reiki Crystal Grid, Aura Clearing, Giving Attunements, and Teaching Guidelines

Dates: Saturday February 27th, March 6th, 13th and 20th.

Course Fee: $ 600 (4 classes plus one full day workshop - includes manual and certification)

Karuna Reiki Training

This course is a three day intensive for Reiki Masters who wish to enhance and extend their Reiki skills and work with high vibrational healing energies - specifically those of the Divine Feminine. Days begin with yoga and meditation and allow ample opportunity for inner exploration through the deeply meditative exercises and practices.

Karuna Reiki works closely with the energy quality of compassion as expressed through Kuan Yin, Mary Magdalene, and other expressions of the Goddess. This course is both a training opportunity and a retreat inward for personal healing and completion.

The manual, authored by William Lee Rand, is included in the cost of tuition and a certificate of completion includes registration as a Karuna Reiki Master with the International Center for Reiki Training. Karuna Reiki Masters may practice and teach Karuna Reiki.

Course Fee: $695 includes training manual, certificate, registration with ICRT and lunch/snacks each day

Yoga, Meditation, Formal Inquiry, Contemplative Exercises, Personal Guidance...

Mandala Whole Health Services

Calgary, AB, Canada

403.383.3400

ariellearoyd@hotmail.com

Winter 2010 Classes

Course Fee: $ 80 per four week segment

Course Fee: $ 95 per person - includes both sessions ($ 25 Deposit due by Dec. 31)

Course Fee: $ 30 per session

Qi Gong + Meditation = Mindfulness for Men

Meditation + Yoga = Mindfulness for Self Care

Reiki Training

Reiki I & II Class

Course Fee: $ 350

Advanced Reiki Training and

Reiki Master Certificate Program

Dates: Saturday February 27th, March 6th, 13th and 20th.

Karuna Reiki Training